Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Congo DR WWWDW 0
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Algeria WWWWW 1
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Team Stats

24
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
42.6
Possession
57.4
6
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
339
Accurate Passes
462
404
Passes
544
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
61
34
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
5
36
Effective Clearances
24
36
Clearances
24

Highlights

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

ALG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Luca ZidaneG
  2. 21Ramy BensebainiCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 15Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  5. 25Rafik BelghaliRB
  6. 10Ismaël BennacerCM-L
  7. 14Hicham BoudaouiCM-R
  8. 17Farès ChaïbiLM
  9. 7Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 18Mohamed AmouraCF-L
  11. 22Ibrahim MazaCF-R

COD · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Lionel MpasiG
  2. 4Axel TuanzebeCD-L
  3. 22Chancel MbembaCD-R
  4. 8Samuel MoutoussamyDM
  5. 12Joris KayembeLB
  6. 2Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  7. 14Noah SadikiCM-L
  8. 6Ngal'ayel MukauCM-R
  9. 13Meschack EliaLM
  10. 10Théo BongondaRM
  11. 17Cédric BakambuF

Timeline

  1. 49' Substitution, Algeria. Himad Abdelli replaces Ismaël Bennacer because of an injury.
  2. 62' Substitution, Congo DR. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Meschack Elia.
  3. 69' Substitution, Congo DR. Gaël Kakuta replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
  4. 70' Substitution, Congo DR. Edo Kayembe replaces Noah Sadiki.
  5. 70' Substitution, Algeria. Anis Hadj Moussa replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  6. 70' Substitution, Algeria. Zinéddine Belaïd replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  7. 83' Substitution, Algeria. Baghdad Bounedjah replaces Ibrahim Maza.
  8. 87' Substitution, Congo DR. Michel-Ange Balikwisha replaces Théo Bongonda.
  9. 88' Substitution, Congo DR. Fiston Mayele replaces Cédric Bakambu.
  10. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Algeria 0, Congo DR 0.
  11. 94' Rafik Belghali (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 99' Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 101' Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 105' Edo Kayembe (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 105'+3' First Half Extra Time ends, Algeria 0, Congo DR 0.
  16. 105'
  17. 110' Substitution, Congo DR. Charles Pickel replaces Samuel Moutoussamy because of an injury.
  18. 113' Substitution, Algeria. Adil Boulbina replaces Farès Chaïbi.
  19. 114' Substitution, Algeria. Ramiz Zerrouki replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
  20. 119' Goal! Algeria 1, Congo DR 0. Adil Boulbina (Algeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ramiz Zerrouki with a through ball.
  21. 120'+2' Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 120'+3'

Africa Cup of Nations News

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